ExtUtils::Command provides a number of utilities to replace common UNIX commands in Makefiles, etc. At present the list includes cp, rm_f, rm_rf, mv, cat, eqtime, mkpath, touch, test_f, test_d, chmod, and dos2unix. Also included is the companion module Shell::Command, which is a thin wrapper for ExtUtils::Command to provide cross-platform functions emulating common shell commands. To install, execute the sequence perl Makefile.PL $MAKE $MAKE test $MAKE install where $MAKE is the make program appropriate for your system. Alternatively, if you have Module::Build installed, you can do perl Build.PL perl Build perl Build test perl Build install